Alas, I've missed a few too many Wednesdays on this blog. But I simply had to pop in to put on record the great evening I had on May 31st at the Awards Reception of the Canadian Library Association. I was one of three happy children's book creators honoured at the ceremony. (My teen novel, All Good Children, won the… Continue reading What’s New Wednesday: CLA Awards Reception
Author: Catherine Austen
I'm a Canadian author of books for all ages. My short stories are published in literary journals including The Fiddlehead and The New Quarterly. My books for young readers have won multiple awards, including the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award and the Quebec Writers Federation Prize for Children's Literature. I live with my family in Gatineau, Quebec.
Friday Fable: Sour Writers
You have probably heard the fable, Sour Grapes: A hungry fox snuck into a vineyard where ripe grapes hung from tall vines. The fox stood on his hind legs and snapped his jaws, eager for a taste. But the grapes hung just out of reach. The fox hopped and pawed and jumped and stretched and… Continue reading Friday Fable: Sour Writers
Young Writers’ Workshops (What’s New Wednesday)
I went to my first ever writing workshop last week, and it was my own workshop. (Meaning that I had to stand at the front of the room rather than slouch in the back row.) I kept expecting the writing police to arrive at any moment and charge me with "workshopping without a clue." But… Continue reading Young Writers’ Workshops (What’s New Wednesday)
What’s New Wednesday: Book Awards and Celebrations!
The Blue Metropolis Children's Festival starts today in Montreal! From April 18th through April 23rd, children's authors will read and perform for young audiences at 55 venues across the city, and all of them ABSOLUTELY FREE!! I'll be there on Thursday, April 19th at 10:00 a.m. at the Reginald JP Dawson Library (1967 Graham Blvd.), where… Continue reading What’s New Wednesday: Book Awards and Celebrations!
Friday Fable: The Writer in Debt
You may have heard the old fable, The Star Gazer: A man went walking every night just to gaze at the starry sky. He was so smitten by the beauty of the heavens that he never looked where he was going. One night he stepped into a well and fell in and broke his leg.… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer in Debt
Catherine Austen 